Committees
The strength of ABFAS’ credentialing process lies in the volunteers who staff our committees. Because of the contributions of our volunteers’ expertise, skills, and time, ABFAS is able to produce 15 examinations each year and keep members
informed about our activities.
If you are interested in serving on an ABFAS committee, ABFAS actively recruits new committee members every three years through its “Call for Volunteers”. ABFAS will reach out to all ABFAS certified podiatrists and inform them of the opening dates and requirements.
Exam Oversight Committee
Purpose: Oversees the direction of ABFAS exams. Acts as an advisory group to the Board Psychometrician and a sounding board to the Board of Directors.
Members:
Keith L. Jacobson, DPM, Examinations Chair, CO
William R. Adams, DPM, Immediate Past President, KY*
Mindy L.B. Benton, DPM, Case Review Committee Chair, MN
Danny J. Choung, DPM, Past President, CA
Jeffery L. Giesking, DPM, President-elect, CBPS Chair, WI*
Charles M. Lombardi, DPM, Past President, NY
Christopher D. Lotufo, DPM, Continuous Certification Chair, WA
Alan Ng, DPM, Past President, CO
Amberly C. Paradoa, DPM, President, FL*
Richard S. Schachter, DPM, CEC
Chair, NJ
Steven M. Spinner, DPM, Past President, FL
Examinations Committee
Purpose: Develop examinations, scoring criteria, and pass/fail standards for ABFAS examinations.
Keith L. Jacobson, DPM, Examinations Chair, CO*
The Examinations Committee has the following subcommittees:
CBPS Audit Committee
Purpose: An independent committee that reviews CBPS cases prior and post field testing.
Members:
Dustin Kruse, DPM, CO
Christopher J. Lamy, DPM, WA
Timothy J. Mineo, DPM, OR
Aksone Nouvong, DPM, CA
Amberly C. Paradoa, DPM, FL*
Jesse P. Parks, DPM, CT
Continuous Certification Committee
Purpose: Develop a new approach to the ABFAS recertification process.
Members:
Christopher D. Lotufo, DPM, Chair, WA
Jamie Bakal, DPM, CA
Danny J. Choung, DPM, CA
J. Randolph Clements, DPM, VA
Mindi Dayton, DPM, IA
Annette Filiatrault, DPM, GA
Meagan Jennings, DPM,
CA
Alan Ng, DPM, CO
Amberly C. Paradoa, DPM, FL*
Ronald Ray, DPM, MT
Joseph R. Treadwell, DPM, CT
Didactic Examinations Committee
Purpose: Create written questions for the item banks for all ABFAS written (didactic) examinations. The committee writes and reviews new items, and regularly reviews the existing item banks for currency and quality for all of the multiple-choice items.
Members:
Joseph Alencherry, DPM, Chair, NY
Said Atway, DPM, OH
Thanh L. Dinh, DPM, MA
Katherine Dux, DPM, IL
Michael Gentile, DPM, WV
Dustin Kruse, DPM, CO
Christopher J. Lamy, DPM, WA
Charles
M. Lombardi, DPM, NY
Timothy Mineo, DPM, OR
Jesse Parks, DPM, CT
Roland S. Ramdass, DPM, VA
Diana E. Rogers, DPM, IL
Harry P. Schneider, DPM, MA
Stephen H. Silvani, DPM, CA
Chad F. Simmons, DPM, CO
Vito Speciale, DPM, SC
Steven M. Spinner, DPM, FL
Alyssa Stephenson, DPM, AZ
Gregory E. Webb, DPM, WA
Computer-based Patient Simulation (CBPS) Committee
Purpose: Create CBPS content for the in-training, Part I and Part II certification exams in Foot and RRA.
Members:
Jeffery L. Giesking, DPM, Chair, WI*
William R. Adams, DPM, KY*
Nicole A. Bauerly, DPM, MN*
Michael D. Dujela, DPM, WA*
Eric D. Evans, DPM, OR
Alberto Herrada, DPM, FL
Brett
D. Sachs, DPM, CO
Katie M. Swanstrom, DPM, WA*
Michael D. VanPelt, DPM, TX
Matthew E. Williams, DPM, WA
Miscategorization and Enemy Check Work Group
Purpose: Ensures that the exam items are categorized correctly and in accordance with the exam contents requirements, and that all items and keys have enemy checks.
Members:
Stephen H. Silvani, DPM, Chair, CA
Revonda L. Jessup, DPM, NC
Jane Pontious, DPM, NJ
Kathleen M. Pyatak-Hugar, DPM, NY
Joshua D. Rhodenizer, DPM, MI
Case Review Committee
Purpose: Ensure that the case review system templates are relevant; review results of case reviewers’ evaluations of the process; and continuously make improvements to the case review process.
Members:
Mindy L.B. Benton, DPM, Chair, MN
Gina AmicaTerra, DPM, NY
Charles T. Arena, DPM, CT
John T. Marcoux, DPM, MA*
Roya Mirmiran, DPM, CA
Martin Pressman, DPM, CT
Cassandra
Tomczak, DPM, OR
Exam Prep Task Force
Purpose: Focuses on the development of a new approach to providing board preparation materials to ABFAS in-training, qualifying, certifying, and recertifying candidates.
Members:
Aksone Nouvong, DPM, Chair, CA
Michelle L. Butterworth, DPM, SC*
Shine John, DPM, TX
Andrew Meyr, DPM, PA
Ellianne Nasser, DPM, PA
Camille Ryans, DPM, NC
Eric G. Walter, DPM, NY
Appointed Representatives
Collaborative Residency Evaluator Committee:
Randall Dei, DPM
Katherine Kreiter, CEO/Executive Director
Charles Lombardi, DPM
Council on Podiatric Medical Education:
Charles Lombardi, DPM
Council on Teaching Hospitals:
Roland S. Ramdass, DPM*
Podiatry Residency Resource:
Randall Dei, DPM
Ellianne Nasser, DPM
Michael Vaardahl, DPM
Residency Review Committee:
Larry Menacker, DPM
Aksone Nouvong, DPM
Committees
Communications Committee
Exam Oversight Committee
Case Review Committee
CBPS Review Committee
Continuous Certification Committee
Computer-based
Patient Simulation (CBPS) Committee
Didactic Examinations Committee
Miscategorization and Enemy Check Work Group
Nominating Committee
Exam Prep Task Force
Appointed Representatives